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Ask HN: Is anybody building an alternative transformer?

Curious if anybody out there is trying to build a new model/architecture that would succeed the transformer?I geek out on this subject in my spare time. Curious if anybody else is doing so and if you're willing to share ideas? Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43052427 Points: 87 # Comments: 59

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

The Best 85-Inch TV for 2025: Extra-Large TVs Tested by Experts

CNET's television team tested the largest TVs on the market from brands like Samsung, LG and more. Here are our top picks for the best 85-inch TVs of 2025.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Bitcoin traders fearful after $651M spot BTC ETF outflows โ€” Is a price crash coming?

Bitcoin price faces pressure as $651 million in spot BTC ETF outflows lead traders to focus on the $95,000 support.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Google disables Android Earthquake Alerts System in Brazil following false alarm

Googleโ€™s โ€œEarthquake Alerts Systemโ€ on Android sent out a false alarm last night in Brazil, leading to the system being temporarily disabled. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

Elon Muskโ€™s AI company, xAI, said to be in talks to raise $10B

Elon Muskโ€™s AI company, xAI, is said to be in talks to raise $10 billion in a round that would value xAI at $75 billion. Bloomberg reported Friday that xAI is canvassing existing investors, including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Valor Equity Partners for the round, which would bring xAIโ€™s total raised to $22.4 billion, [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups

Perplexity just made AI research crazy cheapโ€”what that means for the industry

Perplexity's Deep Research tool matches $75,000/month enterprise AI capabilities, forcing OpenAI and Google to justify premium pricing.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

Apple Intelligence Will Get an Adaptation for iPhones in China, Report Says

Apple's leaning on companies, including Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu, to adapt its AI system to meet regulatory requirements, Bloomberg reports.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Marvel Rivals Midseason Starts Next Week: Start Time, New Heroes and More

The Human Torch and The Thing are joining the roster at midseason, alongside a new convoy map and battle pass.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

"Love C programming? Watch my latest video as I dive into Node and explore the world of peer-to-peer sockets!

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Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

SafeMoon to Launch Memecoin on Solana After Burning Most of SFM Supply

SFM holders will have an opportunity to sell their tokens despite current low liquidity levels.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Netflix confirms it didnโ€™t mean to support that Apple TV feature everyone has wanted for years

Netflix has taken a break from raising prices to confirm that it didnโ€™t mean to support that Apple TV feature everyone has wanted for years. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Todayโ€™s Android app deals and freebies: Package Inc, Traffix, Human Fall Flat, more

Your Friday afternoon roundup of Android game app deals courtesy of Google Play is now ready to go. Just be sure to scope out some of this weekโ€™s best Androidverse deals โ€“ we have official Galaxy Watch bands at $15, Nothing Ear (open) buds now down at $129, a $400 price drop on OnePlus Open, exclusive all-time lows on Chipolo Google Find My Device trackers, a new all-time low on Lenovoโ€™s latest Chromebook Duet 11...

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

iOS 18.4 beta release date: Hereโ€™s what to expect

Apple wrapped up its iOS 18.3 beta cycle weeks ago, and normally new betas would have arrived already. But weโ€™re still waiting for iOS 18.4 beta 1. Fortunately, the wait should be over soon. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Man offers to buy city dump in last-ditch effort to recover $800M in bitcoins

Bid from man tortured by trashed bitcoins seems unlikely to sway city council.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Diffusion Without Tears

Article URL: https://baincapitalventures.notion.site/Diffusion-Without-Tears-14e1469584c180deb0a9ed9aa6ff7a4c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43052107 Points: 37 # Comments: 10

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

After Facebook, Would You Trust A Meta-Powered Humanoid Robot In Your Home?

Facebook's latest push into AI technology intends to place a humanoid assistant in the home, which is immediately problematic given Meta's past with privacy.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Meta is reportedly working on humanoid robots that help with chores

If you look at your Roomba with disgust, thinking about what a far cry it is from the Jetsonsโ€™ Rosey the Robot, help is on the way. Bloomberg reported on Friday that Meta plans to leverage its advances in AI and augmented reality to build a platform for futuristic humanoid robots that can help with household chores like folding laundry. Meta is reportedly creating a new team within its Reality Labs hardware division,...

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Presidentsโ€™ Day appliance deals: Huge discounts on washers, dryers, ovens, refrigerators

You're going to want to check out the Presidents' Day appliance deals from Best Buy for discounts on washer and dryer bundles, ovens, refrigerators, and more.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Instagram is testing a dislike button, but only for comments

Instagram is testing a new dislike button, which the company has signaled is a way for users to effectively downvote a distasteful or irrelevant comment. The dislike button is only for comments, and not the actual content itself. The platform is testing this with both Reels and Feed posts. The service will not show a dislike count, though Instagram head Adam Mosseri says that dislikes will eventually contribute to...

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Celebrate Valentine's Day with these cute discounts on some peripheral gifts for couples

A day for romance, or a day for deals? Celebrate Valentine's Day with these gaming peripheral discounts.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Metaโ€™s next big bet may be humanoid robotics

Meta is forming a new team within its Reality Labs hardware division to build robots that can assist with physical tasks, Bloomberg reported. The team will be responsible for developing humanoid robotics hardware, potentially including hardware that can perform household chores. Metaโ€™s new robotics group, which will be led by Marc Whitten, driverless car startup [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal...

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

What Happened To CoatChex From Shark Tank Season 4?

"Shark Tank" fans might remember Derek Pacquรฉ, who stepped into the studio to pitch an automated coat check system named CoatChex. But where is he now?

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Pitch Lucy AI

Adversarial agent game where you pitch tokens Discussion | Link

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Best Internet Providers in Erie, Pennsylvania

Discover the best internet provider options in Erie with these top picks sorted out by our CNET experts.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Apple is launching a new product next week, hereโ€™s what to expect

Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that Apple will launch a new product on Wednesday, February 19. The most likely release is the much-anticipated iPhone SE 4, but there are a few other possibilities. Hereโ€™s everything you need to know. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

State of Wisconsin Investment Board reports over $321M BTC exposure

The stateโ€™s pension fund increased its Bitcoin exposure while also consolidating its investment into a single exchange-traded fund.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Worrying YouTube security flaw exposed billions of user emails

Experts find a simple flaw could have exposed any email attached to a YouTube account until recently.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Sandisk's upcoming PCIe 5.0 SSD fights throttling with 7W power

Sandisk, freshly spun off from Western Digital, has announced a new SSD maxing out PCIe 5.0 speeds at only 7W power draw. The drive will be released in Q2 2025.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Asahi Linux lead resigns from Mac-based distro after tumultuous kernel debate

Hector Martin cites burnout, and Rust for Linux oppostion, in resigning.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Abu Dhabi invests $437M in Bitcoin ETFs, Wisconsin doubles its holdings

In recent 13F form filings, Abu Dhabiโ€™s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board revealed exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) through BlackRockโ€™s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) exchange-traded fund (ETF). Mubadalaโ€™s filing shows over 8.2 million shares of IBIT worth nearly $437 million. According to the sovereign fundโ€™s official website, this [โ€ฆ] The post Abu Dhabi invests $437M...

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Meta confirms it's building its own subsea cable

After being rumored to be in the early stages of the project last year, Meta confirmed today that it's building "Project Waterworth," an over 50,000 km subsea cable that will connect five continents. The company has partnered on other cable projects previously, but this would be the first piece of subsea infrastructure it owns outright. The project touches land in the US, Brazil, India, and South Africa, and is...

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Why Cobra Kai Never Brought Back That One Major Karate Kid Character

The creators of the Netflix Karate Kid show spoke to io9 about the famous actor *everyone* asks about.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: Gizmodo favicon Gizmodo

HomeKit Weekly: The next generation of smart home products needs to focus on being more proactive about home maintenance

For years, the smart home conversation has revolved around making things easier and more convenient around the home. Weโ€™ve focused on products that let us turn on lights with our voice, , or set the control temperature without getting up the couch. As awesome as those things are, Iโ€™d like to see a new generation of HomeKit focused on home maintenance. I recently picked up Ting, and while it doesnโ€™t support HomeKit, itโ€™...

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, February 15 (game #1118)

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Optimizing Database Performance in Middleware Applications

In the realm of modern software architecture, middleware plays a pivotal role in connecting various components of distributed systems. One of the most significant challenges faced by middleware applications is optimizing database interactions. This is crucial because middleware often serves as the bridge between client applications and backend databases, handling a high volume of requests and data processing tasks....

Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: DZone favicon DZone